Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 79.09%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Falkirk had a probability of 7.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.56%) and 2-1 (8.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.28%), while for a Falkirk win it was 1-2 (2.32%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.